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COMAC advances C919-600 program with first prototype test at Shanghai Pudong

COMAC has started testing its first C919-600 prototype at Shanghai Pudong. The shortened variant, derived from the C919-100STD, is the next step in moving from earlier development toward proving the new configuration through flight-test milestones.

Discovered 2026-06-25T22:18:02.190467-07:00 | 2026-06-25T22:18:02.190467-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The C919-600 prototype milestone advances COMAC’s near-term effort to broaden the C919 family with a shorter configuration, directly affecting the narrowbody supply mix for Chinese and export-focused fleet planning.
  • Shanghai Pudong as the test site links the program’s technical cadence to the production ecosystem, which is critical given ongoing discussion of C919 throughput constraints in COMAC’s 2026 delivery outlook.
  • As certification and delivery timelines remain a strategic variable amid EU/EASA integration frictions, this prototype step adds schedule signal to the broader C919 launch roadmap referenced in EASA’s intensified C919 test campaign in Shanghai.

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